James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, stated on Thursday that he believes future inflation will be sticky. He believes that present interest rates are at the low end of a properly restrictive range in terms of monetary policy. To bring inflation back on track, he said that …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 05/04/2023
Despite gloomy US data, the US Dollar rose after two days of significant losses. On Wednesday, bonds increased in value while equities on Wall Street finished neutral. Even though economic data and stock prices are slowing down, the bond market is still warning of an impending recession. From two-month lows, …
Read More »USD/CHF struggles to recover ahead of Swiss Unemployment
Early on Thursday, the USD/CHF pair declines to 0.9060 after an unsuccessful attempt to rebound from the 22-month low set the previous day. As a result, the Swiss Franc pair applauds the US Dollar’s general weakening before significant employment statistics.On Wednesday, the dollar had a corrective rebound as negative US …
Read More »AUD/USD stuck by the US dollar´s rebound
The AUD/USD pair has been stuck by the US dollar´s rebound as all eyes shift to the awaited US NFP data1. The AUD/USD is trading at 0.6720 stuck between 0.6676 and 0.6779 so far12. The US Dollar has been firmer on Wednesday, recovering from two-month lows as investors lightened their …
Read More »GBP/USD struggles amid recession fears, speculations on Fed’s pause
the GBP/USD faces strong resistance at around 1.2500 and retraces due to market’s risk aversion as investors assess a possible recession in the United State. The latest US economic data paints a gloomy scenario, which is already foreseen by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) as the last piece of the …
Read More »US dollar rebounds despite disappointing US data
The US Dollar Index has rebounded slightly after a two-day slide despite disappointing US data. The inflation component of the PMI survey, the Price Paid sub-index, edged lower to 69.5 from 65.6 in February. The Employment sub-index fell to 51.3 from 54. Economic activity in the US services sector expanded …
Read More »ISM Services PMI declines below expectations
With the ISM Services PMI falling to 51.2 from 55.1 in February, economic activity in the US services sector grew at a slower rate in March. In comparison to the market forecast of 54.5, this number was weaker. After this news, the US Dollar Index continues within its daily range …
Read More »US private sector employment rises by 145K in March vs. 200K expected
According to figures released on Wednesday by Automatic Data Processing (ADP), private sector employment in the US increased by 145,000 in March. This reading was lower than the 200,000 market forecast. Positively, February’s reading of 242,000 was increased to 261,000. Nela Richardson, chief economist of ADP, commented on the figures, …
Read More »European stocks decline after data on the slowdown in economic recovery
European stocks fell on Wednesday as investors became cautious after data indicated a slower-than-expected recovery for the euro-zone economy. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent, with the industrial goods and services sector index declining 1.6 percent, while the utilities sector index rose 1.4 percent. Despite an optimistic start …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 04/04/2023 While gold has jumped, US treasury yields retreated, the US dollar was seen under pressure on Tuesday. The dollar is still under pressure ahead of more employment statistics, notably the NFP on Friday, as a result of weak US economic data. On Wednesday, the …
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